Current Industrial Reports United States Department of Commerce Economic and Statistical Administration Bureau of the Census GLOVES AND MITTENS (MA23D) - ANNUAL 1996 Issued June 25, 1997 Information on the scope of the survey, methodology, definition of terms and historical notes for this survey maybe found in the introduction of the 1994 Manufacturing Profiles, issued August 1996. Address inquiries concerning these data to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, D.C. 20233, or call Kristin Williams, 301-457-4698. Table 1. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF GLOVES AND MITTENS: 1996 AND 1995 (Quantity in 1,000 dozen pairs. Value in millions of dollars) Product description 1996 1995 (1) Quantity Value Quantity Value TOTAL GLOVES AND MITTENS . . . . . . . . . 300,357 964.3 r/320,313 1,009.8 All fabric gloves and mittens. . . . . . . 32,938 367.7 33,292 366.2 All leather and leather and fabric combination gloves and mittens . . 1,402 125.7 1,567 127.9 All plastic gloves. . . . . . . . . . . . 32,000 43.9 r/36,916 r/45.0 All rubber gloves. . . . . . . . . . . . . 234,017 427.0 r/248,538 470.7 Of total: Dress/casual gloves and mittens. . . . . 265 21.2 r/287 r/24.6 Work/chore gloves and mittens. . . . . . 300,092 943.1 r/320,026 985.2 r/ Revised by 5 or more percent from previously published data. (1) For 1995, a number of establishments were added based on information in the 1994 Annual Survey of Manufacturers. Data were received from these establish- ments for 1995; therefore, the information shown for years prior to 1995 may not be directly comparable. These changes represent approximately 1.5 percent of the total value of shipments of gloves and mittens. Table 2. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF GLOVES AND MITTENS: 1996 AND 1995 (Quantity in 1,000 dozen pairs. Value in millions of dollars) 1996 1995 (1) Product description Quantity Value Quantity Value All fabric gloves and mittens. . 32,938 367.7 33,292 366.2 Woven fabric gloves and mittens. 3,874 66.2 3,809 r/59.9 Impregnated with rubber or plastic. . . . . . . . . . . . 476 7.3 524 7.9 Greater than 50% plastic or rubber. . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Manmade. . . . . . . . . . . - - - - Other. . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - Non-impregnated. . . . . . . . 3,398 58.9 3,285 r/52.0 Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . . 3,325 52.3 3,234 47.2 Manmade. . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Wool. . . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Knit fabric gloves and mittens. 29,064 301.5 29,483 306.3 Impregnated with rubber or plastic. . . . . . . . . . . 7,268 120.5 r/7,484 r/125.6 Greater than 50% plastic or rubber. . . . . . . . . 3,244 69.2 3,341 71.0 Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . 2,946 38.3 r/3,229 r/40.9 Manmade. . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Non-impregnated. . . . . . . 21,796 181.0 21,999 180.7 Cotton. . . . . . . . . . . 20,856 166.5 20,851 164.0 Terry/looped pile. . . . 812 9.5 736 9.2 Jersey, brushed, napped. 3,871 73.6 4,722 79.3 Lisle (no nap or brush). 1,786 6.5 1,632 6.0 Other. . . . . . . . . . 14,387 76.9 13,761 69.5 Manmade. . . . . . . . . . 752 6.9 873 r/8.7 Wool. . . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Other. . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) Leather and fabric combination gloves. . . . . . . . . . . . . a/311 29.8 b/350 a r/27.1 All leather gloves and mittens. . 1,091 95.9 r/1,217 r/100.8 All grain leather. . . . . . . 795 76.3 936 r/82.4 All split leather. . . . . . . a/250 a/15.8 a r/235 a/14.9 All other leather. . . . . . . 46 3.8 r/46 r/3.5 All plastic gloves. . . . . . . . 32,000 43.9 r/36,916 r/45.0 Medical and surgical. . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) All other. . . . . . . . . . . (D) (D) (D) (D) All rubber gloves. . . . . . . . 234,017 427.0 r/248,538 470.7 Medical and surgical. . . . . . 211,508 319.1 r/227,881 363.9 All other. . . . . . . . . . . 22,509 107.9 20,657 106.8 - Represents zero. D Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. r/ Revised by 5 percent or more from previously published data. Note: The percent of estimation for each item is indicated as follows: a/ 10 to 19 percent of this item is estimated. b/ 19 to 49 percent of this item is estimated. (1) For 1995, a number of establishments were added based on information in the 1994 Annual Survey of Manufacturers. Data were received from these establishments for 1995; therefore, the information shown for years prior to 1995 may not be directly comparable. These changes represent approximately 1.5 percent of the total value of shipments of gloves and mittens. Table 3. SHIPMENTS, EXPORTS, IMPORTS, AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF GLOVES AND MITTENS: 1996 AND 1995 (Quantity is 1,000 dozen pairs. Value and import duty in millions of dollars) Percent Percent Exports of exports to imports Manufacturers' domestic manufacturers' Imports for Apparent to apparent Product description shipments merchandise (1) shipments consumption (2) consumption (4) consumption Product Quan- Quan- Quan- Quan- Value Quan- Quan- code tity Value tity Value tity Value tity (3) tity Value tity Value 1996 23813 Knitted, not coated or impregnated gloves and mittens . . . . . . 21,796 181.0 1,019 13.9 4.7 7.7 35,577 207.0 56,354 374.1 63.1 55.3 3069D Knitted, plastic or rubber, coated or impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . 7,268 120.5 1,661 24.0 22.9 19.9 6,696 66.3 12,303 162.8 54.4 40.7 23813 Woven, non impregnated gloves and mittens. . . 3,398 58.9 1,313 11.8 38.6 20.0 9,790 67.9 11,875 115.0 82.4 59.0 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . 476 7.3 88 1.3 18.5 17.8 1,482 10.1 1,870 16.1 79.3 62.7 23814 All leather and leather and fabric 31510 combination gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . . 1,402 125.7 268 10.0 19.1 8.0 15,995 343.1 17,129 458.8 93.4 74.8 30698 Rubber, surgical and medical gloves. . . . . 211,508 319.1 13,156 36.4 6.2 11.4 868,392 774.9 1,066,744 1,057.6 81.4 73.3 3069D Rubber, other gloves. . . 22,509 107.9 2,484 23.2 11.0 21.5 102,676 168.4 122,701 253.1 83.7 66.5 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves. . . . . (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 30896 Plastic, other gloves. . 5/32,000 5/43.9 5/8,706 5/43.1 5/27.2 5/98.2 5/282,871 5/113.0 5/306,165 5/113.8 5/92.4 5/99.3 1995 23813 Knitted, not coated or impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . . 21,999 180.7 1,066 15.0 4.8 8.3 33,110 208.4 54,043 374.1 61.3 55.7 3069D Knitted, plastic or rubber, coated or impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . . . r/7,484 r/125.6 2,326 27.9 31.1 22.2 6,241 66.0 11,399 163.7 54.8 40.3 23813 Woven, non impregnated gloves and mittens. . . 3,285 r/52.0 1,291 11.4 39.3 21.9 11,333 74.5 13,327 115.1 85.0 64.7 3069D Woven impregnated gloves and mittens. . . . . . . 524 7.9 59 1.0 11.3 12.7 1,207 9.6 1,672 16.5 72.2 58.2 23814 All leather and leather 31510 and fabric combination gloves and mittens. . . 1,567 127.9 349 13.4 22.3 10.5 14,102 338.9 15,320 453.4 92.0 74.7 30698 Rubber, surgical and medical gloves. . . . . r/227,881 363.9 19,039 36.4 8.4 10.0 724,743 648.4 933,585 975.9 77.6 66.4 3069D Rubber, other gloves. . . 20,657 106.8 2,216 20.5 10.7 19.2 82,737 127.1 101,178 213.4 81.8 59.6 30896 Plastic, surgical and medical gloves. . . . . (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) 30896 Plastic, other gloves. . 5/ r/36,916 5/ r/45.0 5/8,247 5/39.6 5/22.3 5/88.0 5/216,864 5/91.4 5/245,533 5/96.8 5/88.3 5/94.4 r/ Revised by 5 or more percent from the previous published data. (1) Source: Bureau of the Census report EM 545, U.S. Exports (2) Source: Bureau of the Census report IM 145, U.S. Imports for Consumption. (3) This dollar value represents the c.i.f. (cost, insurance, freight) value at first port of entry in the United States plus U.S. import duties. (4) Apparent consumption represents new domestic supply and is derived by subtracting exports from the total of manufacturers' shipments plus imports. (5) "Plastic, surgical and medical gloves" and "Plastic, other gloves" have been combined to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. . Table 3. SHIPMENTS, E